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With a second term, Hakainde Hichilema must navigate relations with the Trump administration, which has sought greater access to the copper-rich nation’s natural resources. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/africa/zambia-election-hichilema.html

Venezuela and Japan both experienced major quakes this summer. Their responses differed, and not just because of money. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/earthquake-response-japan-venezuela.html

The spotlight on the country’s only antiwar party has brought a spark to what had looked like another dull, tightly controlled election campaign. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/europe/russia-yabloko-party-election.html

In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/us/politics/trump-south-korea-military-exercises.html

China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/china-ai-data-chatbots.html

The move puts the principality in the majority among nearby nations with royal families. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/europe/liechtenstein-royal-succession-women.html

The U.S. is building an archipelago of overseas detention sites where deportees are often held indefinitely without charge. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/deportations-eswatini-italy-heist.html

The president’s adviser met with representatives of the armed Palestinian group in Egypt, several officials said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/middleeast/kushner-hamas-talks.html

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/europe/italy-priest-shortage.html

Construction workers found an estimated $10 million worth of gold while drilling below a building in Belgium. The director of a nonprofit that now owns the building said local prosecutors would investigate whether the gold had been stolen. source https://www.nytimes.c…

A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/europe/gold-bars-coins-belgium.html